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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

xQuarterly report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934.

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014

 

or

 

¨Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934.

 

Commission File No. 0-3026

 

 

 

PARADISE, INC.

 

 

 

INCORPORATED IN FLORIDA

I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. 59-1007583

 

1200 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BLVD.,

PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33563

 

(813) 752-1155

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes   x   No   ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes   x   No   ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨   Accelerated filer   ¨   Non-accelerated filer   ¨   Smaller reporting company   x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)   Yes   ¨   No x

 

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of August 14, 2014 was 519,600 shares.

 

 
 

 

PARADISE, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

INDEX

 

        PAGE
         
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION    
         
    ITEM 1.    
         
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS:    
         
    Assets    
         
    As of June 30, 2014 (Unaudited), December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)   3
         
    Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity    
         
    As of June 30, 2014 (Unaudited), December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)   4
         
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED):    
         
    For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013   5
         
    For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013   6
         
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED):    
         
    For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013   7
         
    NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)   8 – 10
         
    ITEM 2.    
         
    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS   11 – 14
         
    ITEM 3.    
         
    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK – N/A   14
         
    ITEM 4.    
         
    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES   14
         
PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION    
         
    ITEMS 1 – 6.   15
         
SIGNATURES   16

 

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PARADISE, INC.   COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-3026

 

PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Financial Statements

 

PARADISE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   AS OF       AS OF 
   JUNE 30,   AS OF   JUNE 30, 
   2014   DECEMBER 31,   2013 
   (UNAUDITED)   2013   (UNAUDITED) 
             
ASSETS               
                
CURRENT ASSETS:               
                
Cash  $2,322,051   $5,916,366   $963,849 
Accounts Receivable, Less, Allowances of $0 (06/30/14), $897,546 (12/31/13) and $0 (06/30/13)   890,095    2,369,321    1,053,791 
Inventories:               
Raw Materials and Supplies   4,288,827    1,971,689    4,657,655 
Work in Process   388,049    993,061    463,835 
Finished Goods   9,374,993    5,873,048    9,331,047 
Income Tax Receivable   464,882    279,219    307,794 
Deferred Income Tax Asset   330,198    330,198    316,067 
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets   612,057    304,812    566,129 
                
Total Current Assets   18,671,152    18,037,714    17,660,167 
                
Property, Plant and Equipment,               
Less, Accumulated Depreciation of $17,636,702 (06/30/14), $17,410,823 (12/31/13) and $18,685,992 (06/30/13)   3,663,021    3,816,928    3,939,420 
Goodwill   413,280    413,280    413,280 
Customer Base and Non-Compete Agreement   250,920    313,862    376,805 
Other Assets   378,776    283,979    322,471 
                
TOTAL ASSETS  $23,377,149   $22,865,763   $22,712,143 

 

See Accompanying Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

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   AS OF       AS OF 
   JUNE 30,   AS OF   JUNE 30, 
   2014   DECEMBER 31,   2013 
   (UNAUDITED)   2013   (UNAUDITED) 
             
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY               
                
CURRENT LIABILITIES:               
                
Short Term Debt  $496,465   $-   $561,826 
Accounts Payable   1,192,668    308,319    1,207,128 
Accrued Liabilities   322,272    923,540    383,556 
                
Total Current Liabilities   2,011,405    1,231,859    2,152,510 
                
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITY   297,094    297,094    272,063 
                
Total Liabilities   2,308,499    1,528,953    2,424,573 
                
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:               
Common Stock:  $0.30 Par Value, 2,000,000 Shares Authorized, 583,094 Shares Issued, 519,600 Shares Outstanding   174,928    174,928    174,928 
Capital in Excess of Par Value   1,288,793    1,288,793    1,288,793 
Retained Earnings   19,878,148    20,146,308    19,097,068 
Treasury Stock, at Cost,63,494 Shares   (273,219)   (273,219)   (273,219)
                
Total Stockholders’ Equity   21,068,650    21,336,810    20,287,570 
                
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $23,377,149   $22,865,763   $22,712,143 

 

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PARADISE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 
   JUNE 30, 
   2014   2013 
         
Net Sales  $2,681,620   $2,715,210 
           
Costs and Expenses:          
Cost of Goods Sold   1,901,693    1,874,839 
Selling, General and Administrative Expense   822,538    813,700 
Amortization Expense   35,972    35,972 
           
Total Costs and Expenses   2,760,203    2,724,511 
           
Loss from Operations   (78,583)   (9,301)
           
Other Expense   (3,301)   (62,789)
           
Loss Before Income Taxes   (81,884)   (72,090)
           
Income Tax Benefit   32,753    29,363 
           
Net Loss  $(49,131)  $(42,727)
           
Loss per Common Share (Basic and Diluted)  $(0.09)  $(0.08)
           
Dividend per Common Share  $0.00   $0.00 

 

See Accompanying Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

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PARADISE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 
   JUNE 30, 
   2014   2013 
         
Net Sales  $5,782,375   $5,776,814 
           
Costs and Expenses:          
Cost of Goods Sold   4,378,953    4,476,218 
Selling, General and Administrative Expense   1,720,097    1,698,558 
Amortization Expense   71,943    71,943 
           
Total Costs and Expenses   6,170,993    6,246,719 
           
Loss from Operations   (388,618)   (469,905)
           
Other Income   36,961    38,811 
           
Loss Before Income Taxes   (351,657)   (431,094)
           
Income Tax Benefit   140,663    163,817 
           
Net Loss  $(210,994)  $(267,277)
           
Loss per Common Share (Basic and Diluted)  $(0.41)  $(0.51)
           
Dividend per Common Share  $0.11   $0.15 

 

See Accompanying Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

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PARADISE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 
   JUNE 30, 
   2014   2013 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net Loss  $(210,994)  $(267,277)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used in Operating Activities:          
Depreciation and Amortization   297,819    303,524 
Provision for Deferred Income Taxes   -    (163,817)
Decrease (Increase) in:          
Accounts Receivable   1,479,226    839,369 
Inventories   (5,214,071)   (5,596,158)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets   (307,245)   (269,401)
Income Tax Receivable   (185,663)   (82,000)
Other Assets   (103,797)   (49,536)
Increase (Decrease) in:          
Accounts Payable   884,339    832,061 
Accrued Expense   (601,268)   (710,142)
           
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities   (3,961,654)   (5,163,377)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Purchase of Property and Equipment   (71,970)   (224,881)
           
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities   (71,970)   (224,881)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Net Proceeds from Short Term Debt   496,465    45,960 
Dividends Paid   (57,156)   (77,940)
           
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities   439,309    (31,980)
           
NET DECREASE IN CASH   (3,594,315)   (5,420,238)
           
CASH, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD   5,916,366    6,384,087 
           
CASH, AT END OF PERIOD  $2,322,051   $963,849 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:          
Cash paid for:          
Income Taxes  $-   $82,000 

 

See Accompanying Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

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PARADISE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Paradise, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements.

 

The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments and accruals of a normal recurring nature that management believes are necessary to fairly state the operating results for the respective periods. The notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Company’s management believes that the disclosures are sufficient for interim financial reporting purposes.

 

Consumer demand for glace’ fruit product is traditionally strongest during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Almost 80% of glace’ fruit product sales are recorded during an eight to ten week period beginning in mid September. Therefore, the operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the current year.

 

Certain minor reclassifications have been made to the consolidated unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 to conform to the classifications used for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

 

NOTE 2RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

   

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The guidance in this update supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout Industry topics of the Codification. Additionally, this Update supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition - Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. In addition, the existing requirements for the recognition of a gain or loss on the transfer of nonfinancial assets that are not in a contract with a customer (for example, assets within the scope of Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, and intangible assets within the scope of Topic 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other) are amended to be consistent with the guidance on recognition and measurement (including the constraint on revenue) in this Update. Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the guidance on our financial statements.

 

Except as noted above, the Company’s management does not believe that recent codified pronouncements by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) (including its EITF), the AICPA or the Securities and Exchange Commission will have a material impact on the Company’s current or future consolidated financial statements.

 

 

NOTE 3LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding and assumed to be outstanding of 519,600. There are no dilutive securities outstanding.

 

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PARADISE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 4BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA

 

The Company’s operations are conducted through two business segments. These segments, and the primary operations of each, are as follows:

 

Business Segment   Operation
     
Fruit   Production of candied fruit, a basic fruitcake ingredient, sold to manufacturing bakers, institutional users, and retailers for use in home baking.  Also, based on market conditions, the processing of frozen strawberry products, for sale to commercial and institutional users such as preservers, dairies, drink manufacturers, etc.
     
Molded Plastics   Production of plastics containers and other molded plastics for sale to various food processors and others.

 

   Three months ended   Three months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2014   2013 
Net Sales in Each Segment          
           
Fruit:          
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers  $451,977   $390,766 
           
Molded Plastics:          
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers   2,229,643    2,324,444 
           
Net Sales  $2,681,620   $2,715,210 

 

   Six months ended   Six months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2014   2013 
Net Sales in Each Segment          
           
Fruit:          
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers  $1,270,590   $1,215,503 
           
Molded Plastics:          
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers   4,511,785    4,561,311 
           
Net Sales  $5,782,375   $5,776,814 

 

The Company does not prepare operating profit or loss information on a segment basis for internal use, until the end of each year. Due to the seasonal nature of the fruit segment, management believes that it is not practical to prepare this information for interim reporting purposes. Therefore, reporting is not required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

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PARADISE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 4BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA (CONTINUED)

 

   June 30,   June 30, 
   2014   2013 
         
Identifiable Assets of Each Segment are Listed Below:          
           
Fruit  $13,895,562   $14,696,781 
           
Molded Plastics   4,755,551    4,936,802 
           
Identifiable Assets   18,651,113    19,633,583 
           
General Corporate Assets   4,726,036    3,078,560 
           
Total Assets  $23,377,149   $22,712,143 

 

Identifiable assets by segment are those assets that are principally used in the operations of each segment. General corporate assets are principally cash, prepaid expenses, other current assets, land and income tax assets.

 

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PARADISE, INC.   COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-3026

 

PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward–Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact should be considered “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of these provisions, including statements that include projections of, or expectations about, earnings, revenues or other financial items, statements about our plans and objectives for future operations, statements concerning proposed new products or services, statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, statements concerning our expectations regarding the attraction and retention of customers, statements about market risk and statements underlying any of the foregoing. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of such terminology as “may”, “will”, “expects”, “potential”, or “continue”, or the negative thereof or other similar words. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations or any of our forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Actual results and developments are likely to be different from, and may be materially different from, those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties.

 

Overview

 

Paradise, Inc.’s main business segment, glace’ fruit, a prime ingredient of fruitcakes and other holiday confections, represented 65.6% of total net sales during the prior year ended December 31, 2013. These products are sold to manufacturing bakers, institutional users, supermarkets and other retailers throughout the country. Consumer demand for glace’ fruit product is traditionally strongest during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Almost 80% of glace’ fruit product sales are recorded during an eight to ten week period beginning in mid September.

 

Since the majority of the Company’s customers require delivery of glace’ candied fruit products during this relatively short period of time, Paradise, Inc. must operate at consistent levels of production from as early as January through the middle of November of each year in order to meet peak demands. Furthermore, the Company must make substantial borrowings of short-term working capital to cover the cost of raw materials, factory overhead and labor expense associated with production for inventory. This combination of building and financing inventories during the year, without the opportunity to record any significant fruit product income, results in the generation of operating losses well into the third quarter of each year. Therefore, it is the opinion of management that meaningful forecasts of annual net sales or profit levels require analysis of a full year’s operations.

 

In addition, comparison of current quarterly results to the preceding quarter produces an incomplete picture on the Company’s performance due to year-to-year changes in production schedules, seasonal harvests and availability of raw materials, and in the timing of customer orders and shipments. Thus, the discussion of information presented within this report is focused on the review of the Company’s current year-to-date results as compared to the similar period last year.

 

Paradise, Inc.’s other business segment, Paradise Plastics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradise, Inc. producing custom molding products, is not subject to the seasonality of the glace’ fruit business. This segment represents all injection molding and thermoforming operations, including the packaging for the Company’s fruit products. Only sales to unaffiliated customers are reported.

 

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PARADISE, INC.   COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-3026

 

PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

 

The First Six Months

 

Paradise, Inc.’s fruit segment net sales for the first six months of 2014 increased 4.5% to $1,270,590 from $1,215,503 for the similar reporting period of 2013. The two primary sales activities for this segment during the first six months of the year relate to the sale of bulk fruit to supermarkets and manufacturing bakeries; and tolling fees generated from the production of fresh strawberries on behalf of a local Plant City, Florida distributor. For the first six months of 2014, gross sales of bulk fruit totaled $919,617 compared to $867,842 for the similar reporting period of 2013. Sales of finished strawberry products totaled $340,738 compared to $280,950 for the similar reporting period of 2013. While management is pleased to report an increase in fruit segment sales as of June 30, 2014 compared to June 30, 2013 of 4.5%, this sales volume represents less than 10% of 2013’s fruit segment sales. Thus, no prediction on sales can be determined for 2014 as of the date of this filing.

  

Paradise Plastics, Inc.’s sales to unaffiliated customers during the first six months of 2014 remained fairly consistent with sales through June 30, 2014 of $4,511,785 compared to $4,561,311 through June 30, 2013 as increasing sales of custom molding related products offset recent losses of sales of injection molding products. Paradise Plastics, Inc. is continuing its efforts to expand its base of business which includes sales in such diverse industries as aerospace, agricultural, food processing and medical supplies. To assist in this effort, management has made a financial and personnel commitment to become ISO 9001:2008/AS9100C Certified. This certification process, completed June, 2014, represents a series of standards developed by the International Organization Standardization (ISO) for manufacturing companies and will be emphasized as the Company seeks new business opportunities.

 

Consolidated cost of sales, as a percentage of net sales, decreased 1.8% during the first six months of 2014 compared to the similar reporting period of 2013. Since less than 30% of Paradise, Inc.’s glace’ fruit has been produced as of June 30, 2014, variances in cost of sales will fluctuate depending upon the amount of materials allocated over a relatively stable amount of factory overhead during the first six months of the year. During the first half of 2014, increases in the number of pounds produced in strawberry and brining operations directly contributed to the 1.8% decrease in consolidated cost of sales. However, with more than 70% of glace’ fruit production yet to commence, no meaningful information or trending of cost of sales as a percentage of sales can be determined until the entire production cycle has been completed.

   

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first six months of 2014 increased 1.3% compared to the similar reporting period of 2013 as increases in the Company’s payment of its share of employee health care premiums outpaced savings achieved in such other areas as professional fees and travel related cost.

 

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PARADISE, INC.   COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-3026

 

PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

 

Other Significant Items

 

We finance our ongoing operations primarily with cash provided by our operating activities which are seasonal in nature. Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash flows provided by operating activities, our existing cash, and a line of credit facility. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had $2,322,051 and $5,916,366, respectively, in cash. Additionally, we have a revolving line of credit with a maximum limit of $12 million and a borrowing limit of 80% of the Company’s eligible receivables plus 50% of the Company’s eligible inventory from January 1 to May 31 and 60% from June 1 to December 31 of each year, of which $0 was outstanding at June 30, 2014 and $0 at December 31, 2013. Within this agreement, there are letters of credit with a limit of $1,200,000, of which $496,465 was outstanding at June 30, 2014 and $0 at December 31, 2013. The line of credit agreement expires in June, 2015. Net cash used in operating activities decreased from $5,163,377 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 to $3,961,654 for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The primary reason for this decrease was Accounts Receivable net payments received from Paradise, Inc.’s customers during the six months ended June 30, 2014 were $639,857 more than the similar reporting period of 2013. Net cash provided by financing activities increased to $439,309 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $(31,980) for the six months ended June 30, 2014 due to timing of payments on letters of credit.

 

Summary

 

Paradise Inc.’s consolidated net sales for the first six months of 2014 was basically unchanged for the similar reporting period of 2013; $5,782,375 - June 30, 2014 compared to $5,776,814 - June 30, 2013. However, as mentioned and disclosed in all previous interim filings, due to the highly seasonal nature of the Company’s primary product, glace’ fruit, which accounts for approximately 65% of consolidated annual revenue, no meaningful financial analysis may be developed from Paradise, Inc.’s interim reporting results. Only a full year’s accounting of revenue and expenses will provide the necessary information to determine the Company’s financial performance.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make assessments, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements. We evaluate the accounting policies and estimates used to prepare the consolidated financial statements on an ongoing basis. Critical accounting estimates are those that require management’s most difficult, complex, or subjective judgments and have the most potential to impact our financial position and operating results. For a detailed discussion of our critical accounting estimates, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

 

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PARADISE, INC.   COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-3026

 

PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

  

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The guidance in this update supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout Industry topics of the Codification. Additionally, this Update supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition - Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. In addition, the existing requirements for the recognition of a gain or loss on the transfer of nonfinancial assets that are not in a contract with a customer (for example, assets within the scope of Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, and intangible assets within the scope of Topic 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other) are amended to be consistent with the guidance on recognition and measurement (including the constraint on revenue) in this Update. Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the guidance on our financial statements.

 

Except as noted above, the Company’s management does not believe that recent codified pronouncements by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) (including its EITF), the AICPA or the Securities and Exchange Commission will have a material impact on the Company’s current or future consolidated financial statements.

  

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure and Market Risk – N/A

 

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

 

As of June 30, 2014, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, and they have concluded that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures mean the methods designed to ensure that information that the Company is required to disclose in the reports that it files with the Securities and Exchange Commission is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required. Our controls and procedures are designed to ensure that all information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. Our controls and procedures are also designed to provide reasonable assurance of the reliability of our financial reporting and accurate recording of our financial transactions.

 

A control system, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. There are inherent limitations in all control systems, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control gaps or instances of fraud have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that the judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that simple errors or mistakes can occur.

 

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PART II.OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Legal Proceedings – N/A

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors – N/A

 

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds – N/A

 

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities – N/A

 

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures – N/A

 

Item 5.Other Information – N/A

 

Item 6.Exhibits

 

Exhibit    
Number   Description
     
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

PARADISE, INC.      
A Florida Corporation      
       
/s/ Melvin S. Gordon   Date:     August 14, 2014
Melvin S. Gordon      
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman      
       
/s/ Jack M. Laskowitz   Date: August 14, 2014
Jack M. Laskowitz      
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer      

 

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